Sunday, August 25, 2013

The Eye-Catcher: Monday the 26th of August...

Very disappointing performance by Car O'mountain yesterday. Was early under pressure and faded badly in the closing stages. Was a strange race though and something was amiss I feel. The horse shouldn't be judged on that performance and could be still interesting next time out.


14.25 Ripon: Gioia Di Vita @ 11/2 - 3pts Bet365

Gioia Di Vita made a big impression on me recently. This 3yo colt travelled like a dream at Newcastle ten days ago, still on the bridle even approaching the 1f marker. However he didn't get any run whatsoever and was eventually eased down. Of course he's much better than the bare result suggests and this was a conformation of his fine, consistent form actually as he was just beaten at the line in his penultimate start. Gioia Di Vita is still generally lightly raced and open to further improvement, and while this looks an open little handicap, I only really fear Lyric Piece of her a low mark. Otherwise I can't really see what makes Gioia Di Vita an 11/2 shot in this race, so I hope he can get a clear run and then should be very much in the mix here.

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